Wisdom from Guruji !! Gurudev, when I want to excel in a field, I am subjected to a lot of stress, like at work. I have continuous stress that I canât escape because of which I donât sleep well. How to get peace? Sri Sri: Do you know what stress is? Too much to do, too little time, and no energy, that is called stress. So, either you increase your energy, or reduce your work load. You obviously canât reduce your work load, or increase the time, but you can increase your energy levels. If your energy level is higher, then you can do the job easily. All these breathing techniques help to increase the energy levels. Just do ten minutes of pranayama breathing in the morning, and then you can go and do any work. When you come back from work, do another ten minutes. Gurudev, what can we do to improve our energy levels in winter? Sri Sri: In winter, you can definitely do some pranayama, some breathing exercises. They say there is so much energy in the body that it is enough to supply electricity to the all of New York for six months, without interruption. To bring up that energy, we just need to do pranayama; Bhastrika. Do you know we have a secret in our thumb? Have you noticed, people all over the world tend to hide their thumb in the armpits or pockets when it is cold? It is a natural tendency. Your body feels warmer when you keep your thumbs warm; not totally, about 60 per cent. Children are born with Aadi Mudra (thumb folded in, touching the bottom of the little finger and four fingers folded above, in a fist position). If you observe a baby from the time it is born to the age of three, it does all the yoga asanas. You donât need a yoga instructor; you simply have to watch a child. Have you seen how a new born baby sleeps? It sleeps in Chin Mudra (forefinger gently touching the thumb and three fingers perpendicular to the thumb). In this mudra, the consciousness is alert and the prana, the life-force, moves to the heart region. Children sleep in Chin Mudra or Chinmayee Mudra (forefinger gently touching the thumb and three fingers curled in to touch the palm). The Aadi Mudra would help you when you are very cold. Do some breathing in this position. In the cold season, donât just sit by yourself in your virtual world, with your lap-top and computers. Come out of your homes, sit together with 20-40 people, sing and celebrate. Then there is no way you will feel low or depressed. I think that is needed. It is what people did in the ancient times. They would have a bonfire, sit around, talk, and gossip. The cold weather is very good for meditation too. The mind becomes very still since nature is also still. People used to go to the Himalayas for meditation because nature is silent and calm. The entropy is coming down, mistakes donât happen. The mind becomes very calm, it feels very good from inside. Why are we born? We eat, drink, sleep, and watch television; we are in and out of relationships. What is the life? Sri Sri: This is a very important question. One who knows the answer will not give it to you. Anyone who gives you the answer does not know it. Do you know why? That is because this very question is like a vehicle, which will take you home. It is the fuel for your life. When you keep asking again and again, âWhat is the meaning of life? What is the purpose of life?â Then all those things that are irrelevant will fall off, and things become clearer for you to move forward. So, it is better that I donât give you the answer, but it is a very important question. This very question sets you on the real journey of life. Before that, you only exist, whereas this question puts you on the spiritual track. We see a lot of children with allergies and run down immune systems. Little children donât have stress. Is there anything in our life-styles which we can change to help them? Sri Sri: Sure. Donât put children in front of televisions and video games for a long time. Their little brains get bombarded with impressions for too long. It affects their eye-sight; brings in Attention Deficiency Syndrome, and other things. So, children should not spend too much time in front of the TV, maybe a maximum of an hour per day. Right now, the moment they wake up, the TV is switched on, they sit and watch cartoons. They go to school, come back, again they sit in front of cartoons. They have dinner in front of cartoons. Am I right? We should avoid this for our children. This is my opinion, and many child physiologists also agree. Gurudev, are you saying children should not play video games? Sri Sri: I donât say that they should never play any video games. There are many brain teaser games that children should play. I would suggest we avoid the violent video games.Their little mind does not know the difference between the virtual world and the real world. In the virtual world when they keep shooting, people get up again. So, they think people will get up again if they shoot in the real world, like in the virtual world. Many crimes happen because their thought process becomes blurred between the virtual and real world. I am all for games. Children should learn games. I am not against children playing video games or watching TV, but not for too long periods; only for an hour per day.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:41:27 +0000
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